Posted: 9/8/25 at 6:26pm
Looks worse than the original production. I really think the only way it will work is in a Masquerade format but in a warehouse in the Meatpacking districted or similar.
Posted: 9/8/25 at 6:37pm
RainbowMerman said: "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOWfixWjxJH/?igsh=MXF6b3Ywb2FndDd1dA==
Premier of the reworked American psycho musical at Houston Broadway Theater. its giving my strongest suit. Like the guitar in the orchestration don’t like the shopping cart"
Is this meant to evoke the feeling of being knocked out on quaaludes?
Posted: 9/8/25 at 6:39pm
NotCarylChurchill2 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Jordan Catalano said: "I’m assuming this is no longer happening but it was announced this morning that the musical was getting a revival at The Almeida in London later this year and I CAN’T WAIT."
Is it a revival or a remount? Rupert Goold is directing again."
It's a remount.
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It says Jan 24, 2026 through Mar 14, 2026. I’d like to see who is in it. I loved the Broadway production
Updated On: 9/8/25 at 06:39 PM
Posted: 9/8/25 at 6:44pm
I’ve been following the Texas production (kills me I can’t see it) and I know there’s been a lot of changes made to this version, from the Broadway one. I’m curious to know if those changes will be implemented in London next year, also.
Posted: 9/8/25 at 6:46pm
This number is one of the only songs in the show that nails the sardonic psychedelic tone of the characters and story.
Posted: 9/8/25 at 10:58pm
Jordan Catalano said: "I’ve been following the Texas production (kills me I can’t see it) and I know there’s been a lot of changes made to this version, from the Broadway one. I’m curious to know if those changes will be implemented in London next year, also."
Most likely yes.
A musical version of American Psycho will return to the Almeida Theatre, as part of artistic director Rupert Goold's final season at the venue.
Speaking about the announcement, Goold (the original and new UK version) said: “I will be revisiting my production of American Psycho, the show with which I launched my tenure back in 2013 – partly to explore what may have changed since then."
The writers know it's happening - they are using the short Houston run to o re-work the material as a starting point for the new Goold version. There is talk of a transfer possible West End/Broadway transfer with Goold's newest version. New designers on board.
Updated On: 9/8/25 at 10:58 PM
Posted: 9/9/25 at 12:02am
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORXFIzjxxV/?igsh=MWV1Z2tiN2pmd3VrNw==
Trailer. The singing is a little amateur
Posted: 9/9/25 at 8:25am
RainbowMerman said: "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORXFIzjxxV/?igsh=MWV1Z2tiN2pmd3VrNw==
Trailer. The singing is a little amateur"
This is a completely different production in Houston.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 8:29am
This Houston production is supposedly being worked on by the writers.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 8:33am
RainbowMerman said: "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORXFIzjxxV/?igsh=MWV1Z2tiN2pmd3VrNw==
Trailer. The singing is a little amateur"
Bob Lenzi sounds good. Not a fan of the other voices.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 9:48am
iluvtheatertrash said: "RainbowMerman said: "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORXFIzjxxV/?igsh=MWV1Z2tiN2pmd3VrNw==
Trailer. The singing is a little amateur"
This is a completely different production in Houston."
The Houston production is where they’re testing out the reworked material, as mentioned in the article about Rupert Goold’s London remount, which is why the trailer was posted.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 10:36am
If that’s suppose to be entice me to get a ticket…. Ouch. And I loved the original. Love a weird musical.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 11:21am
It’s a 12-day run in Houston, TX that ends in 3 days. I don’t think they’re trying to entice anyone outside Houston to buy tickets.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 11:29am
Interesting, the original actress who was cast as Jean was suddenly replaced during rehearsals.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 11:32am
Any details on the changes?
Posted: 9/9/25 at 11:55am
I don’t remember anything dealing with Trump in the original production (so maybe this isn’t new but a friend who saw it wrote me that -
“… theres a whole plot line where he's trying to get a copy of trumps book then jean gives him a signed copy for xmas. Then Patrick runs into trump (ensemble member in a wig doing an impression) in an elevator and they have a chat. Then during the "I Am Back" dream sequence he stabs everyone, ending with trump”
Posted: 9/9/25 at 12:00pm
Apologies, I thought this thread was about the immersive one exclusively. Lost track that folks were talking about Gould and Almeida.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 12:10pm
Jordan Catalano said: "I don’t remember anything dealing with Trump in the originalproduction (so maybe this isn’t new but a friend who saw it wrote me that -
“…theres a whole plot line where he's trying to get a copy of trumps book then jean gives him a signed copy for xmas. Then Patrick runs into trump (ensemble member in a wig doing an impression) in an elevator and they have a chat. Then during the "I Am Back" dream sequence he stabs everyone, ending with trump”"
There’s nothing about Patrick wanting Trump’s book, or meeting Trump, in the original Ellis novel or the movie, or in the Broadway adaptation, so all this must have been added. Guess they couldn’t help themselves with the stabbing thing. I wonder how that’s going over in Texas!
Posted: 9/9/25 at 12:36pm
BorisTomashevsky said: "Jordan Catalano said: "I don’t remember anything dealing with Trump in the originalproduction (so maybe this isn’t new but a friend who saw it wrote me that -
“…theres a whole plot line where he's trying to get a copy of trumps book then jean gives him a signed copy for xmas. Then Patrick runs into trump (ensemble member in a wig doing an impression) in an elevator and they have a chat. Then during the "I Am Back" dream sequence he stabs everyone, ending with trump”"
There’s nothing about Patrick wanting Trump’s book, or meeting Trump,in the original Ellis novel or the movie, or in the Broadway adaptation, so all this must have been added. Guess theycouldn’t help themselves with the stabbing thing. I wonder how that’s going over in Texas!"
In a wild coincidence, I just read the book for the first time (it's been a week and I still haven't showered enough to feel clean again), and the scene in the elevator sounds a lot like a scene where Patrick's in the elevator with Tom Cruise, who lives in the penthouse of his building.
Trump is mentioned a lot, however, at least a dozen times over the course of the book.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 12:57pm
Patrick is obsessed with Trump in the novel. While it’s true that he never meets him in the novel or the movie, it’s not surprising that they’d want to visually reference him in an updated version of the musical. Can’t get a more explicit indictment of Patrick’s character than his worship of our Forever Clown King.
Updated On: 9/9/25 at 12:57 PM
Posted: 9/9/25 at 1:23pm
ColorTheHours048 said: "Patrick is obsessed with Trump in the novel. While it’s true that he never meets him in the novel or the movie, it’s not surprising that they’d want to visually reference him in an updated version of the musical. Can’t get a more explicit indictment of Patrick’s character than his worship of our Forever Clown King."
It was shockingly prescient how much Trump is mentioned in the book. I know that in the 80s, Trump was the poster child of conspicuous consumption and New York yuppie society, but even then, it's surprising.
Posted: 9/9/25 at 1:41pm
I liked that clip A LOT Better once they got rid of that damn shopping cart. You are what you wear is NOT set at Target darlings.
Posted: 9/13/25 at 9:26am
Reviews of the Houston production don't say much about the new rewrites. Though I was surprised by this comment: ""A Girl Before," a wry send-up of showtune tropes."
"If We Get Married" and "Nice Thought" had satirical elements. But "A Girl Before" was a sincere (slightly dull) ballad in the version I saw. I'm curious to know if the lyrics have been tweaked.
A reborn 'American Psycho' is garish, vulgar and a must-see masterpiece at Houston Broadway Theatre
I'm not sure what they mean by softening. The Broadway book removed a lot of slurs from the London one. But how much softer can the story get?
"The show has been softened, certainly from the book and its iterations in London and Broadway. It’s more accessible, more fun, yet still chilling in its condemnation of wretched excess and overweening pride. "
REVIEW: Singing Sicko: American Psycho from Houston Broadway... | Reviews | Houston Broadway Theatre
Posted: 9/13/25 at 10:44am
“It’s more accessible, more fun,…”
Well I don’t like reading that.
Posted: 9/13/25 at 11:15am
I’d be very curious to see if those kinds of tonal tweaks are in the book and lyric rewrites, or just in the direction. I know Rupert Goold is using new designers for his remount at the Almeida (especially sad to lose that fascinating VHS-looking set by Es Devlin), but the Broadway transfer - while toned down from London - certainly had quite a bit of edge to it. Curious to see if and how he holds onto that aesthetic, or doesn’t. I really loved that production.
We’re certainly in prime American Psycho revisit territory, between the London remount and the upcoming Luca Guadagnino adaptation. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Trump’s figure show up there either.
Updated On: 9/13/25 at 11:15 AM
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